| Comment | (Definitely not Maryhill. Ruchill)
As said, it's the old water tower that was part of Ruchill Hospital. It was a victorian era hospital, similar enough in design to the old Stobhill hospital and was built as a dedicated fever hospital. It dealt with infectious diseases like tuberculosis, measles, scarlet fever, smallpox, etc. By the 1980's it became the cities primary hospital for dealing with HIV and other sexually transmitted illness. It closed it 1998.
It was earmarked for redevelopment about 17 years ago or so, but the financial collapse in 2008 put a stop to it and has lay as spare ground since.
The wee row of cottages on Bilsland drive (red bricked and on same side of road as hospital) still stand and where the nurses cottages. |
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